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An update on Howie. Without much warning, and in less than a week, he lost three pounds and became lethargic; wasn't eating and not acting like himself. Labs revealed elevated liver enzymes, but no other issues. The vet felt it could be an infection or the beginning of hepatic lipidosis( fatty...

As far as the spray bottle goes, I wasn't suggesting spraying it in the cat's ear - just in their general direction.

I can only speak to my experience with Howie. When I started feeding him late last summer, he was in bad shape. By the time I brought him to the vet he'd put on weight, but his coat was still in poor condition and he had healing, crusty sores from multiple tick bites. Jump ahead - he's lived...

The latest on Orangie... Well, "Biggie O" has grimy ears which required daily cleaning and medicating so I braced myself for a battle. I was pleasantly surprised to find that other than grabbing him, he's a breeze to handle. He doesn't like it, but he'll let you without biting or growling. I've...

Anybody out there used this product? My vet & I are looking at treatment options for Howie - who at this time is in fine health regardless of his FeLV/FIV status - just planning ahead. She suggested I check out this site(tcyte.com) - she's never used the product as when it was initially...

Orangie is a five-year-old semi-feral(less so everyday) who we adopted in December. He's been vetted and is healthy and up to speed on shots. I think I finally know one of the reasons he doesn't like to be picked up - hyper sensitive back from below his shoulder blades. Almost everyday when he...

I was told when I first took in Howie that the optimal outcome of the second set of tests(Western Blot) would be for Howie to have had a false positive for the FeLV. FIV apparently is less transmittable since as everyone's noted, it takes some serious cat fighting to spread. As an FIV only he...

Update a la Orangie...He's been fully groomed by me twice(ears, teeth & nails too)! Still shy, but no longer bolting when you walk in the room and he's laying on the bed. Loves to play and the 'hide behind the curtain' game he plays with Roscoe is too funny. The orange fur on the burgandy...

Well, second round of  test results came back today and Howie is confirmed as positive for both. Now the vet is telling me to keep him separated from our other three(all tested for FeLV & FIV; all negative and all vaccinated annually for FeLV) even if we were to vaccinate for FIV. My husband and...

When Orangie was still living outside, I happened to get an ASPCA magazine with an article about build inexpensive shelters from Rubbermaid containers - which I did. I was able to find a color that blends with my house and ended up building two - one is on my covered back porch, the other is...

Yes, He's separated from the other cats because of the FIV. All our cats are micro-chipped and within the HomeAgain website there's a place to list the pet's physical attributes as was as the ability to advise  something to the effect of, "I've been vaccinated for FIV - I will test positive -...

Orangie Update.... Found the Big O sleeping on the couch with my tabby tiger, Rio and he didn't bolt when I sat down to watch TV!  Was awaken around 4pm by the Big O snuggling up to me! He's now asleep under a table in my office snoring. Fingers crossed that someday he'll be a full-fledged...